Summary: It's the Sugar Shack time! Against everyone's advice Kurt decides to go, but some certain ladies agree to make sure he doesn't ruin Seblaine's evening.

Warning: Violence (slap)

Sugar Shack (Breadstix), Cooper's office

"Bas, you did not ruin Valentine's Day. I promise. The only thing different about you going home tomorrow instead of Sunday is that you found a way to get out of going to the wedding without pissing me off."

"That's not funny, B." Sebastian let out a sigh of frustration. Evidently, when his dad told his mom about what was said at breakfast, she pretty much had a meltdown. He offered to come right home, but his mom insisted that her Darling Boy spend the evening with his love. He hadn't told Blaine what he talked about with his dad, but Sebastian was sure he knew and loved him all the more for not asking questions.

"I'm not trying to be funny. I promise." Blaine took a step closer and reached for his boyfriend's hand "Bas, any day that two people in love spend together is Valentine's Day."

"That was the cheesiest thing you have ever said."

Blaine crinkled his nose and made his At least I'm cute face "Yeah, it sounded better in my head. So, tonight we sing, maybe sway a little, laugh a lot and just have fun. The serious stuff can wait for tomorrow. You know that's what your mom wants, right? She feels bad enough about asking you to come home early."

"Done." Sebastian smiled for the first time in what seemed like hours "B, I have to ask. What's with the outfit?"

"You don't like the way I'm dressed?" Blaine tried to sound offended, but he had hoped Sebastian would mention it.

"No, don't get me wrong, you look amazing. It's just up top you're all super-sexy scruff but you're dressed in your old bashful schoolboy look…blazer, sweater vest, polo shirt and bow tie. However, you do have on probably the tightest pair of jeans I've ever seen you in, and that says a lot."

"Cooper chose the look for the opening number. I'm going to change later. And speaking of the opening number, I better go check on Sugar. Go get a seat and save one for me." As soon as Sebastian left, Blaine pulled out his phone.

To Santana: I need to talk to you after opening and then Sam's number.
To Blaine: Got it, Frodo.
To Santana: Do not call me that.
To Blaine: Don't worry, you're back to Seblaine Jr. Hummel just walked in.
To Santana: Shit!
To Blaine: Relax. I have a plan.

"I can't believe the son of a bitch showed up" Quinn told the others, but then followed immediately with "I take it back. Yes, I can, even though everyone told him not to."

"Actually, Sebastian told Kurt he wanted him to come so he could hear Blaine sing and know it was not for him" Mercedes reminded them.

"He's so delusional, he probably thinks Seb is trying to trick him again" Kitty said, while Nari nodded her agreement. Sugar had filled them in and the two of them were more than willing to help.

"How did Sebastian trick him?" Brittany asked.

Santana put her arm around her girlfriend. Despite everything, Brittany still had a hard time believing anything bad about Kurt "By making Kurt believe that he was in love with him instead of Blaine, Sweetie."

Tina had to catch her breath as she choked on her drink "Kurt thought he was in love with Sebastian? EW!"

"Exactly." Rachel watched Kurt sit down at a table with the rest of the Old New Direction guys and noticed the tension between Kurt and Finn had only gotten worse "I'm going to go sit with the guys. There's something going on between Kurt and Finn and I want to know what that's all about."

"We should keep an eye on the rest of the guys as well" Nichole motioned over toward Nick "My idiot brother was ready to kick his ass when he found out the guy crashed The Wooing."

"Good idea, we should all spread out. I'll go with Rachel and sit with the guys. By the way Rachel, I love your dress." Kitty and Nari knew that what Tina actually wanted to say was Bitch, you ruined my chance for a Warbler boyfriend and now I have to go sit by my ex and be nice to the person that I live in the shadow of even though she moved 700 miles away. She was in charge of the Too Young to be Bitter club for a reason.

"Britt and I will take Seb" Santana stated firmly, so that a certain person would be sure to understand. She may have calmed down a little, but she was still suspicious of what was going on between Blaine and Mercedes.

Quinn heard the tension in her voice, but assumed it was because of Kurt "We've got this, Santana. None us understand how it happened, but we know how much you and Blaine care about each other. I promise Kurt will not ruin this."

Hearing Quinn and then seeing all of the other girls smiling at her, that turned Santana Lopez into a pile of goo. "Thanks everyone. It's just with Seb's family emergency and Blaine agreeing to go to the wedding, this is the Seblaine Valentine's Day. Blaine's gone through hell, but he's done so much for me, with getting me the job and all, that I…"

"We understand, Tana" Brittany had to cut her off before she got too mushy. Santana would hate people seeing that side of her "Blainey's Angels, we've got this, right?"

"Right!"

Meanwhile on stage, Sugar was having her third panic attack in the last 10 minutes "Blainey, I can't. I can't do this."

"Sugar Motta, I love you more than almost anyone else on this planet and I say you can. You've worked too hard to back out now. Anyway, it's too late, Cooper gave the signal. Let's do this!"

Blaine took a seat at the piano while Sugar walked up to the microphone "Hello everyone and welcome to the Sugar Shack 2.0" She waited for the applause to stop before she continued "Like last year, I would like to thank my Daddy but this year I would also like to thank the new owner of Breadstix since he was able to fix things so we could be here tonight and not last night after the Diva-Off." The applause was even louder this time because all of those that participated in the Diva-Off had been tired when it ended. "The only thing he asked in return was to be able to sing an opening number. So, here he is, as tall, dark and handsome as ever…"

"Hold up!" Blaine interrupted her, which surprised Sugar since it wasn't part of her script. "How come he's tall, dark and handsome and I was cute and compact?"

"Geeze, Blainey. Jealous much? Anyway, here he is, the new owner of Breadstix, Cooper Anderson!" There was applause, but not that much shock since most people had heard the news. However, Cooper's well-earned reputation for being an over-the-top performer did have the audience on the edge of their seats.

(Cooper) Think of your fellow man
Lend him a helping hand
Put a little love in your heart

(Blaine) You see it's getting late
Oh please don't hesitate
Put a little love in your heart

(Sugar) And the world will be a better place
And the world will be a better place

Yes, Sugar sang solo. Most of the audience sat wide-eyed, especially since she wasn't that bad. The exceptions were Nick, Kitty, Thad, Sam and Sebastian who stood and cheered loudly for they all knew how hard she had been working with both Blaine and Cooper. Santana was going to say something to Sebastian, but instead she watched as Mercedes reached over, touched his arm and said "I knew she could do it. Blaine must be so proud."

What the hell?! How did she know about this?

While the cousins continued to sing, an endless line of servers came from the back. They placed trays of finger foods and bottles of sparkling beverages on each table, all while performing well-crafted choreography. The guests had anticipated something big, but this was like out of a movie. With most of the focus being on the servers, some were surprised to hear the song end.

(S) Put a little love in your heart

(B) Put a little love in your in your heart

(C) Come on and put a little love in your heart

Once finished, and what was deemed to be an appropriate amount of kudos were received, Cooper walked back through the crowd, shaking hands and doing what Blaine referred to as schmoozing. Sugar ran over and got a big hug from Nick and praise from everyone else, including Kurt. He didn't understand what the fuss was about, but knew when he won Blaine back he would have to deal with that annoying twit.

No one had noticed Blaine had slipped away until he came out from backstage with his blazer gone, which allowed Sebastian to truly appreciate how tight Blaine's jeans were. He still had the sweater vest on but had untucked the polo shirt and unbuttoned the collar, leaving the untied bow tie around his neck. Sebastian thought people might say something about the fact he was wearing both the silver bracelet and the cuff, but that wasn't what they noticed.

"I didn't know Blaine wore glasses" Mike said.

"He had to start wearing them last year after he had surgery on his eye." Kurt voice dripped with distain, but he became almost giddy when everyone turned to stare at Sebastian. Maybe reminding people that the Meerkat had almost blinded Blaine would get them over the whole How could you not tell Blaine about the tape? crap faster. Shouldn't they have let it go by now?

Sitting at the next table, Sebastian didn't turn to acknowledge Kurt's presence, but did respond "He only has to wear them when his eye is tired and the drops don't work or when he wants to give me a boner. He knows I find his loose curl, scruff, glasses look super-hot. I should probably warn all of you that since he has that going on with this new disheveled schoolboy look, the two of us may have to disappear to Cooper's office for a while." The Warblers that heard him just rolled their eyes, unfazed when Sebastian spoke like that about Blaine. All others within earshot either firmly pressed their lips together or physically put their hand over their mouth to keep from responding. That was all those except for Santana, Nichole, Puck and, unexpectedly, Finn. They all laughed so hard, they almost missed the beginning of what Blaine had to say.

"Can I get everyone's attentions please? Thank you. I'm going to tell you how the entertainment portion of the evening will go. So, you may notice that we do not have our usual house band tonight. We thought it would be nice if the McKinley Band and Strings were guests at the party for once. So, since this house band is not use to song choices changing at the last minute, they are here only for songs that were prearranged. But fear not! We have an awesome karaoke system and because there are so many fantastic singers in the room, we ask that you use the sign-up sheet. You will also notice that the restaurant has been remodeled and there is a dance floor. I expect to see you out there holding the one you love." Sebastian was about to comment, but Blaine gave him a Do and no sex for you stare, so he refrained (even though he knew Blaine was totally bluffing).

"Now, I bet you're all wondering what these very nice stools are doing here in front of the stage. They are so the one you love can sit on the stool and watch as you pour out your heart through music."

Kurt knew the Sit on the stool and watch comment was for him, but he wasn't going to let it bother him. When Blaine saw how happy he was to watch him sing, he wouldn't say hurtful things like that anymore. They could go back to the way things were, before…oh wait, Blaine's still talking.

"To demonstrate how the stools work, I'd like to invite Nari Montgomery to come have a seat." Nari froze, so Kitty and Sugar each grabbed an arm and took her up front. "A couple of years ago a group was formed within the New Directions." Members from that time stared back and forth between each other, but none of those involved gave it away. "However, they drafted, *cough, cough* against his will, an honorary member…me. That means for tonight only, and just for you Nari, the Justin Bieber Experience will proudly be known as the One New Directions!"

Everyone went pretty insane as Sam, Artie, Puck and Mike joined Blaine on stage. Once they were in place, Sam winked at his girlfriend "Narissa, this is for you."

(Sam) Written in these walls are the stories that I can't explain
I leave my heart open but it stays right here empty for days
She told me in the morning she don't feel the same about us in her bones
Seems to me that when I die these words will be written on my stone

(Sam with Artie) And I'll be gone, gone tonight
The ground beneath my feet is open wide
The way that I been holding on too tight
With nothing in between

(All with Blaine in lead) The story of my life, I take her home
I drive all night to keep her warm
And time is frozen (The story of, the story of)
The story of my life, I give her hope
I spend her love until she's broke inside
The story of my life (The story of, the story of)

Kurt couldn't comprehend why everyone was going so crazy. The Justin Bieber Experience was stupid then and it was stupider now. And while this wasn't technically a Klaine song, it was a song that he thought he and Blaine could sing when they were together at NYADA in the fall. Oh well, it will still work. He just needs to get Madam Bitch Tibideaux to give him another audition.

(Sam) Written on these walls are the colors that I can't change
Leave my heart open but it stays right here in its cage

David leaned over to Wes and asked "How does it feel to sit here and watch your sister get serenaded like that?"

Wes, the most intelligent person any of them knew, turned to his best friend and said "Shut the fuck up." Then he watched as Sam removed the microphone from the stand, walked off the stage to Nari and took her hand.

The story of my life, I take her home
I drive all night to keep her warm
And time is frozen

When Sam brought Nari's hand to his lips and kissed it, the girls in the audience began screaming even louder and Wes just rolled his eyes and wished for the song to hurry up and end.

The story of my life
The story of my life (The story of my life, the story of, the story of)
The story of my life

Before the last note had ended, Nari had jumped into Sam's arms and she kissed him so hard that Mike and Puck had to hold Sam to prevent them from falling over. When the kiss broke, she wouldn't remove herself from around his neck or waist, so Sam just carried her back to the table. "You're proud of yourself, aren't you?" Sebastian whispered into Blaine's ear after he first got a kiss of his own.

"It's just nice to see Sam with a girl that appreciates what a great guy he is and not just his amazing abs."

"True, but that's not what I'm talking about. Would you please explain what's going on with your clothes? I'm having a hard, get the hint, time with this unkempt appearance."

"Nothing's going on. Time just got away from me and I couldn't change. That and I was hot. I promise." He was totally lying of course "I'm going to go change and talk to Tana for a minute, then I promise I am all yours for a while at least. Mingle and have fun, ok?"

"Fine, but don't be long. And B, something's going on with your girl. I don't know what, but she's definitely hiding something.

Five minutes later, Blaine and Santana were in Cooper's office and Blaine continued to rid himself of clothes by taking off of the sweater vest and bow tie. He also put away his glasses and fluffed out his hair. Santana let out a whistle when she saw the final product "Damn, Anderson. Is that a shirt or a new layer of skin? I didn't know they made them that tight. Those workouts you've been doing with Trouty have done your body good."

"Yes, the shirt is tight, even for me. It's part of my diabolical plan to get back at Bas ahead of time for the song he has planned for later. Super-secret, my ass. Nothing gets past Nightbird. Now, before we talk about what I wanted to talk about, you're going to tell me what's wrong."

"I don't know what you mean."

"Yeah, you're lying. Bas said something's wrong and I can see it too. This doesn't have anything to do with what happened in New York does it? Cooper said you guys took care of Travis. Is there a problem?"

"What, you think I can't take care of things? If I'm doing such a shitty job, why don't you have your new bestie Mercedes do it for you!"

Ok, didn't see that coming "What the fuck does that even mean?"

"She helped you with the Diva-Off, she knew what song you were singing at The Wooing, she knew about Sug…"

Blaine walked over and pulled Santana into his arms. Once she stopped fighting, he told her "Yes, Mercedes has been in my life lately, but it's not my place to say why." He let go and then led her over to a couch "I'm sure you won't have to wait much longer to find out, if that helps."

"It does, thanks."

He shifted so that she could lay her head on his shoulder, then he made a mental note to talk to Mercedes about telling Santana sooner than the others "You know you're my best girl not named Mom or Sugar. Right?"

"What about Bibbi?"

"She's a mythical Fairy Godmother, not a person. She doesn't count. That leaves the best girl title to you."

"I know, but it's kind of hard to believe. I guess I need to hear it sometimes."

"Well, then it's a good thing I have something planned."

Santana pulled back because he was Blaine Anderson and that could only mean one thing "You realize the last time you told me that I had Quinn blow up a piano."

"I'm pretty sure Cooper would be happy if you didn't do that this time."

"I'll see what I can do." She tried to read his face to see if he was joking, but nothing had changed. He was serious about this. "So, are you going to sing me a song or not?"

"Well, I thought I was going to sing you a song, but now I think we should sing it together."

"Why?"

"It's a song that someone else and I sang to you once and it didn't go over well. I'd like to give it another shot. You know the words, right?"

"You did not just ask me that."

When Blaine and Santana came back, Jake was onstage singing Never Say Never to Marley and for some reason, one of the Cheerios that had somehow got an invitation was off to the side seething. That wasn't going to turn out well. Sebastian met Blaine before he made it to the table and took him out to the dance floor. For being such an amazing dancer, Sebastian did not like to dance like this. In fact, he wouldn't even call it dancing.

"Thank you for swaying with me" Blaine said as he rested his head on his boyfriend's chest and inhaled. Sebastian always smelled so good.

"What can I say? I've been dying to get my hands on your ass all evening. And this shirt of yours…I…I"

"You don't like my shirt?" Oh yeah, diabolical plan working to perfection.

"Oh no, I love your shirt. Let's change the topic before I drag you back to Cooper's office and rip it off of you, since that's probably the only way to take it off. Did you talk to Santana?"

"Yes, and she's ok. It was a misunderstanding."

"All right" Sebastian caught that Blaine didn't say what it was, but he'd come back to it if necessary "What did she say about the song?"

"We're actually going to sing it together."

"You know Hummel is going to lose it."

"You tried to warn him. Rachel, Puck, Mercedes and I think even Finn tried to warn him."

"You're sure?"

"I'm sure. Sam's dad gave me some insight that helped."

"How did he do that?"

"How else, through a country song. He told me that when it came to Kurt, My Give A Damn Was Busted. Come on, I have to talk to Artie. Thank you again for swaying with me."

"Anytime, B."

When Blaine finally found Artie, he was pleasantly surprised that Artie had already taken care of what he wanted. Cooper had hired Artie to set up cameras for reaction shots of people "on the stools". Artie suggested also making videos of the performances for the couples to take home as a memento. Cooper loved the idea and he and Artie had been at Breadstix setting up when Sebastian came in and told Cooper about his trip to the Hudmels. That was when the idea of the Kurt Kam was born.

After Jeff sang a heartfelt rendition of She Will Be Loved (because, come on, Warblers can belt out some Maroon 5) for Nichole, and Nick was reminded by Sugar that he had agreed to give their relationship a chance, it was time for Blaine and Santana.

(Santana) Made a wrong turn, once or twice
Dug my way out, blood and fire
Bad decisions, that's alright
Welcome to my silly life

(Blaine) Mistreated, misplaced, misunderstood
Miss knowing it's all good, it didn't slow me down
Mistaken, always second guessing
Under estimated, look, I'm still around

(Santana and Blaine) Pretty, pretty please
Don't you ever, ever feel
Like your less than less than perfect
Pretty, pretty please
If you ever, ever feel
Like your nothing
You are perfect to me

Rachel was surprised when she didn't hear Kurt react, but when she turned around she realized why…he was gone. To make matters worse, Finn was gone as well. It didn't take her long to find them. The yelling coming from the men's room was her first clue.

"Don't you ever say that to me again!"

"What? That you never really loved Blaine or that it's obvious how much Sebastian does?"

*Slap*

When she opened the door, Rachel saw Finn with his hand covering his cheek. So, and obviously without thinking, she ran in between them "Kurt, go back to the table. Right now."

"I'm not going back in there to listen…"

"When I begged you to stay away, you said that you would be fine with anything Blaine sang. Even when you knew some of the songs might have a special meaning for you, you chose to come. Were you wrong or lying?" Kurt didn't respond to her question but did go back. When she was sure he was gone, Rachel turned to face Finn "I know you want him out of here, but trust me, we can't let him leave. He can't leave until after the last song."

TBC

Notes:

Put A Little Love in Your Heart (The Flash Version): Jackie DeShannon, Randy Myers, and Jimmy Holiday 1969. Yes, this one was not from Glee but did come from the episode of The Flash that Darren guest starred on. So, totally within my self-imposed challenge to make any song Glee song a Blaine/Sebastian/Seblaine song.

Story of My Life (Glee Version): Julian Bunetta, Jamie Scott, John Ryan, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik 2013. This is a Klaine song but wasn't on the show until 5x18 (The Back Up Plan), so it had not been performed at this time.

Perfect (Glee Version): Alecia Moore, Max Martin, Johan Schuster 2011. This was the most requested song. I thought it would be poetic to have Blaine sing it with Santana.

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